Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Gabriel Johnson, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Gabriel Johnson registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 15 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Madison County
Texas
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Gabriel Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Gabriel Johnson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Madison County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
10 years
Naturalized, where
"Edward Johnson"
Signature, as written
"David Williams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Gabriel Johnson reported 10 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Johnson in Madison County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson in Texas

Variations of Johnson

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 6 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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